Protective covering for roofs, &amp;c.



F. G. OVERBURY. PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ROOFS, 6w. APPLICATION FILED JAN.2. 1908.

978,333. Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

witnesses. J M/0617,6012

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK C. OVERBURY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. ASSIGNOR TO FLINTKOTE MANU 'FACTURING COMPANY, OF RUTHERFORD. NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION NEW mnsnv.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. OvnR- BURY, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n fibrous material, suit-ably treated to render it waterproof, and capable of withstanding solar heat, and free from liability to be ignited by sparks falling upon it.

1 Various roofing strips are now on the market which are capable of being used in a monotonous effect.

protective covering embodying my invention, hereinafter described, so that itis not necessary for me to specify any particular material or materials. Roofing strips of the character referred to while very' desirable as a substitute for roofing tiles and'shingles, so far as efficiency and economy are concerned, are, as generally laid, lacking in decorative or ornamental effect, this being chiefly due to the thinness of the sheet material of which the strips are composed, a coverin composed of said strips presenting a at and My invention has for its object to provide a roof covering of the character referred to, in which the thinness of the strips is com: pensated for and a desirably variegated decorative effect is produced.

To this end the invention consists 'in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification,Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of a roof provided with a covering embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side view of a portion of a roof showing a partially completed covering. Fig. 3 represents a section on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents a side view of a portion of one of th' roofing strips shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 2, 1908.

PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ROOFS, 8w.

Patented Dec. 13, 191i).

Serial No. 409,018. I

In the drawings (1- represents a part of the roof or of one side of a building, the surface of which is to be covered in accordance with my invention.

I) Z) represent the strips of flexible wat'erproof material which constitute-the c'ov'er ing, these strips being laidhdtiidlitally to. form courses, the lower edge of'ea'c'hffsti'ip above the lowest, overlapping the 'iupjperf edge of thenext strip below it. The'l'owei" edges of the strips 1) may have any desired outline. They are here shown as of zigzag formation, each presenting a series of tongues and recesses, but it will beunderstood that the formation may be varied, and that the lower edges of the strips may be straight if preferred. In carrying out my invention, 1 make the outer surface of each strip of a different tint, color or shade from that of the next strip, so that the exposed. portion of each strip forms a band WhlCll is istinguished from the band formed by the adjacent strip, the completed covering presenting alternating lighter and darker bands, as indicated in Fig. 1. bands impart to the covering as a whole a very desirable effect, in that the darker bands impart an apparent increase of thickness to the lighter bands, so that the general effect of the covering is quite similar to that of a covering composed of relatively thick roofing tiles or shingles. To still further add to this effect, I lay across the strips 1) a series of narrow battens 0, which are nailed to the strips 6 and to the roof, and contrast in color, tint or shade with the lighter strips. The said battens when viewed from a dlstance, give the exposed portions of the strips 1) the effect of rows of independent roofing tiles or shingles, the battens having the appearance of division lines or crevices extending across the exposed portions of the strips b.

d d represent furring strips, which are laid upon the roof or upon a covering of shingles previously laid upon the roof, said furrin strips extending crosswise of the strips and serving as foundations for the latter. After the furring strips (l have been applied, the stri s b are laid upon the furring strips as in icatecl in Figs. 2 and 3, the

These contracting battens being subsequently laid upon the the furring strips. The flexibility of the v strips b permits them to sag slightly between the furring strips, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the strips 1) present inwardlycurved outer surfaces between the furring strips, the resemblance to a tiled roof being thus heightened. I

As above stated, the furring strips may be laid upon a previously shingled roof, so

that when the roof requires re-covering, it is notv necessary to remove the old shingles. \Vfhen the strips'b are applied'to roofs or sides which have not. been already shingle-d the furring strips cl will not' be required.

Either form of the described covering may be laid upon old tin roofs.

,A protective roof covering embodying my inx 'ention presents an effect which is much more .desirableand decorative than that of roofing strips of uniform color laid in the usual way, and is much less expensive than roofing tiles or shingles, besides being durable and effective, both as means for excluding water and preventing ignition ofthe roof from sparksv dropping upon it.

I claim: i

The combination with a roof, of a series of furring strips laid crosswise of the'roof,

' signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK C. OVERBURY. Witnesses:

Jos. N. MILEHAM, EDWIN W. H. VANRYN. 

